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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

South Sudan No. 2 Riek Machar faces treason charges

South Sudan Opposition Figure - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

South Sudan First Vice President Riek Machar faces charges of treason and other serious crimes, local justice authorities said Thursday, as fears grow that the east African country could be edging toward a return to civil war.

Machar has been under house arrest since March after the transitional government he is a part of accused him of subversive activities against President Salva Kiir.

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